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PICASSO | HUGO : AGENTS D'ARGENT ET D'OR
19 November 2020 - 20 February 2021

PICASSO | HUGO : AGENTS D'ARGENT ET D'OR

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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Le Dormeur
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Visage aux Feuilles
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Faune Cavalier
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Visage aux Mains
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Visage Tourmenté
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Visage de Faune
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Joueur de flute et Cavaliers
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Un Poisson
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Profil de Jacqueline
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Tete de Taureau
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Visage Larve
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Visage en Forme d'horloge
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Visage Geometrique aux traits
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Horloge a la Langue
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Jacqueline au chevalet
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Tete au Masque
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Visage dans un Carré
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Tete en Forme d'horloge
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Vallauris avec faune (3 tetes)
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Visage au Carton Ondulé
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Centaure
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Le Visage aux Taches
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Joie de Vivre
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Tête Geométriqué
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Tête au masque
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Profil de Jacqueline, 1965
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Tête de taureau, 1965
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Visage géométrique, 1965
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Jean Cocteau, Complete set of thirteen jewels in bespoke presentation box
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pablo Picasso, Tete de Roi, Affiche pour le Carnaval de Nice, 1951
  • Pablo Picasso, Le Dormeur
  • Pablo Picasso, Visage aux Feuilles
  • Pablo Picasso, Faune Cavalier
  • Pablo Picasso, Visage aux Mains
  • Pablo Picasso, Visage Tourmenté
  • Pablo Picasso, Visage de Faune
  • Pablo Picasso, Joueur de flute et Cavaliers
  • Pablo Picasso, Un Poisson
  • Pablo Picasso, Profil de Jacqueline
  • Pablo Picasso, Tete de Taureau
  • Pablo Picasso, Visage Larve
  • Pablo Picasso, Visage en Forme d'horloge
  • Pablo Picasso, Visage Geometrique aux traits
  • Pablo Picasso, Horloge a la Langue
  • Pablo Picasso, Jacqueline au chevalet
  • Pablo Picasso, Tete au Masque
  • Pablo Picasso, Visage dans un Carré
  • Pablo Picasso, Tete en Forme d'horloge
  • Pablo Picasso, Vallauris avec faune (3 tetes)
  • Pablo Picasso, Visage au Carton Ondulé
  • Pablo Picasso, Centaure
  • Pablo Picasso, Le Visage aux Taches
  • Pablo Picasso, Joie de Vivre
  • Pablo Picasso, Tête Geométriqué
  • Pablo Picasso, Tête au masque
  • Pablo Picasso, Profil de Jacqueline, 1965
  • Pablo Picasso, Tête de taureau, 1965
  • Pablo Picasso, Visage géométrique, 1965
  • Jean Cocteau, Complete set of thirteen jewels in bespoke presentation box
  • Pablo Picasso, Tete de Roi, Affiche pour le Carnaval de Nice, 1951
Overview
Pablo Picasso Visage aux Feuilles (Ref 1403) repoussé silver 42cm 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in
Pablo Picasso
Visage aux Feuilles (Ref 1403)
repoussé silver
42cm
16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in

 

Masterpiece Art is delighted to present an exhibition featuring a rarely seen full-set of twenty-four limited edition silver platters — the fruits of a collaboration between Picasso and the celebrated Ateliers Hugo, Aix-en-Provence, France. Each of the limited-edition works feature a different design, which draw upon three recurring themes in the Spanish artist’s oeuvre — bullfighting, Jacqueline Roque and Henri Matisse.

 

In anticipation of interest — a full-set never being publicly exhibited before in the United Kingdom – the show will run from 19 November 2020 until 20 February 2021.

 

Says Executive Gallery Manager and Sales Director, Alex Cousens: ‘Picasso’s ceramic work is well known and justly celebrated, but his collaboration with François Hugo was hugely important to him. He took a deep interest in the creation of these platters, the problem-solving nature of the collaboration and this challenging new medium. We are privileged to be able to bring together under one roof an entire edition of these sublime artworks, along with many other rarities. The photography of Edward Quinn is particularly evocative of Picasso, and offers a sense of time and place, especially as it shows Picasso enjoying his platters at Villa La Californie.’

 

Showing alongside the platters, another UK debut, will be an incredibly important twenty-fifth platter, a ‘progenitor’ platter once belonging to Picasso and acquired from his descendants. This silver platter, Visage aux Mains, stamped Empreinte Originale like the ceramics, hails from the small number of silver platters made for Picasso’s personal collection between Dec 1956 – March 1958. Further supplementing this will be gold medallions and a full-size gold platter from the collaboration, a set of 13 gold bijoux by Jean Cocteau and François Hugo, comparative ceramic platters, archival materials, as well as photography by the famed Irish photographer, Edward Quinn. Picasso created a large volume of ceramics and crockery in numbered editions, but only issued silver platters in 24 designs throughout his entire oeuvre, designing an even smaller number of pieces in gold.

 

The exhibition is supported by Ateliers Hugo, Aix-en-Provence, France and the catalogue written by Dr. Clare Finn, author of "The Decorative Metalwork of Pablo Picasso; his collaboration with François Hugo", unpublished PhD Thesis, Royal College of Art, London, 2004.

 

Note: due to Covid restrictions, the exhibition is viewable by appointment only from the 2nd December 2020.

Entry is free of charge. Contact: alex@masterpieceart.co.uk

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Publications
  • PICASSO/HUGO: a collection of 25 silver platters

    PICASSO/HUGO: a collection of 25 silver platters

    2020 Hardback 72 pages
    Publisher: Masterpiece Art Ltd
    Dimensions: 280 x 280mm
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  • PICASSO/HUGO: Agents d'Argent et d'Or

    PICASSO/HUGO: Agents d'Argent et d'Or

    2020 Softback 150 pages
    Publisher: Masterpiece Art Ltd
    Dimensions: 210 x 210
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